Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 56.3% more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

make 4.2 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.

be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.

be 18.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.

be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.

have 18.2% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 27.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 6.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 93% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 28.2% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 5.2 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.